Canada Blanks USA 4-0 to Reach IIHF Semifinals as Celebrini Opens Quarterfinal Rout
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Updated · Fox News · May 28
Canada Blanks USA 4-0 to Reach IIHF Semifinals as Celebrini Opens Quarterfinal Rout
9 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 28
Canada advanced to the IIHF World Championship semifinals with a 4-0 quarterfinal win over the United States in Fribourg, breaking the game open after Macklin Celebrini’s late first-period power-play goal.
Ryan Lindgren’s first-period ejection for an illegal check to Evan Bouchard’s head or neck helped tilt momentum; Bouchard left the game and did not return.
Dylan Holloway doubled the lead in the second period, and Connor Brown and Sidney Crosby added empty-net goals as the Americans failed to generate a response.
The loss capped an uneven tournament for Team USA, which had already fallen to Switzerland, Finland and Latvia in group play before sneaking into the quarterfinals from Group A.
The result offered Canada some payback for February’s Olympic final, though the U.S. roster in Switzerland included only one player—Matthew Tkachuk—from its gold medal-winning team.
Does Canada's revenge win matter if they didn't face America's best Olympic players?
Is Matthew Tkachuk’s quest for the Triple Gold Club now in jeopardy after this loss?
With top NHL stars absent, can the World Championship ever rival the Olympics for prestige?